2025 Best Dairy Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region
4Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
95Dairy Science Degrees Awarded
When it comes to popularity, dairy science sits in the middle of the road, ranking #817 out of 1506 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Dairy Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 95 degrees in dairy science to qualified students.
Your choice of dairy science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Dairy Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Dairy Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Dairy Science in the Great Lakes Region
The schools below may not offer all types of dairy science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great decision for students interested in a degree in dairy science. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were roughly 27 dairy science students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Wisconsin - River Falls is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in dairy science. UW - River Falls is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of River Falls. This university ranks 26th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were about 26 dairy science students who graduated with this degree at UW - River Falls in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Wisconsin - Platteville is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in dairy science. Located in the distant town of Platteville, UW - Platteville is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 20th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 16 dairy science students who graduated with this degree at UW - Platteville in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in dairy science has to take a look at Northcentral Technical College. Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #537 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means North Central Technical College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 15 dairy science students who graduated with this degree at North Central Technical College in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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Your choice of dairy science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Dairy Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
